Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en kula

ball

Meaning

ball

In Swedish: litet klot

Forms

Forms of kula
Singular, indefiniteen kula
Singular, definitekulan
Plural, indefinitekulor
Plural, definitekulorna

kula is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kula, den stora kulan. Check another noun

Practise kula

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Is it en kula or ett kula?

kula in a sentence

  • spela kula
    play marbles
  • En kula träffade honom rakt i tinningen.
    A bullet hit him right in the temple.
  • lejonkula
    lion's den
  • rövarkula
    den of robbers
  • Jag har tjänat massa kulor med den här bilen.
    I've made tons of cash with this car.

Expressions

  • börja på ny kula
    start afresh

Words built with kula

  • glaskula crystal ball
  • gevärskula rifle bullet
  • kulhål bullet hole

Questions

What does kula mean in English?

kula means “ball”.

Is it en kula or ett kula?

It is en kula, and “the ball” is kulan.

What is the plural of kula?

The plural of kula is kulor, and the definite plural is kulorna.

Origin

From Old Norse kúla (“lump, swelling”), with the meaning of "sphere" influenced by Middle Low German kule (“depression, bulge”) and German Kugel (“ball, sphere, bullet”).

Nearby common words

kula is number 921 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary